 An auction was announced for late November to sell the stock in trade and goodwill and use of the name Henry & S. G. Lindeman and all of the firm's assets were sold for $27,000 to George W. Gittens, president of piano manufacturer Kohler & Cambell, Inc., of New York.Gittens immediately sold the property to the Lindeman & Sons Piano Company, then still controlled by Wanamaker's—a reversal of fortunes according to an article in "The Piano Magazine and Music Industry" which reported that in better times Henry & S. G. Lindeman had seriously considered purchasing Lindeman & Sons.The article also reported that Henry Lindeman apparently would be employed indefinitely by the new owners.